Joi Ito: I'm Not a Futurist, I'm a Nowist

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112738844/human-gene-mutations-5000-years-112912/

Origin of the Romani People Pinned Down

http://www.livescience.com/25294-origin-romani-people.html

Is the novel beyond saving? Novelists believe they can't compete with the shiny objects on the Internet -- and therein lies the problem By Sam Byers, The Weeklings

http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/is_the_novel_beyond_saving/